The rainy season is in full swing and birds are breeding like rabbits. They have to, breeding success is low here in the neo-tropics. All to frequently, nests are robbed by snakes, squirrels or opposums. Some birds start a new … Continue reading →

We get six different species of hummingbirds at the feeders near Hotel Helicona (www.hotelheliconiapanama.com). The Longbilled starthroat is one of them. The first picture shows why it is called ‘longbilled’ The second one why it is called ‘Starthroat’:

Ornithologistst have recently given the Azuero parakeet the status of full species, and it has been baptized Pyrrhura eisenmanni. The Azuero parakeet is perhaps not particularly rare, but it occurs only in the Cerro Hoya mountains, on the southern tip of … Continue reading →